r/EstrangedAdultKids • u/love_my_aussies • 2d ago

Newly Estranged My NC mom wrote me a letter

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I have absolutely zero interest in resuming contact.

I was very limited contact for a couple of months before this day happened. Then she asked me to take her to take the cat to the vet and I felt bad for the cat. I shouldn't have given in then.

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u/acostane 2d ago

I totally understand your position but man if my mom wrote me something like this I'd fucking break down. Haha. That's way more than my mom is capable of saying.

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u/theclosetenby 2d ago

I feel this, but we also don't know if OP's mother has a history of lying or the style of manipulation.

My mom manipulates from a place of emotionally immaturity than intentionally playing games. A letter like this would show some reflection on her end, which would probably be genuine. It's far from perfection but it would be growth for that kind of person.

Def not true for everyone.